Dunedin in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked
The Dunedin LVTs and the Marines stationed in Dunedin served in the first major land offensive in the pacific, Guadalcanal, in 1942 exactly 8 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In a letter send from Okinawa in 1945, USMC Major General Roy S. Geiger called LVTs “the work horses of the Marine Corps. Except for the 'amtracs' it would have been impossible for our troops to get ashore on Tarawa, Saipan, Guam or Pelelieu without taking severe, if not prohibitive losses.”
The Dunedin LVT honors Donald Roebling, the history of LVTs, the Spirit of America, Dunedin, the 1st Marine CorpsLVT Battalion established in Dunedin and those that followed, all Veterans, and all who served Our Nation.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 28° 0.273′ N, 82° 47.287′ W. Marker is in Dunedin, Florida, in Pinellas County. Memorial is on Douglas Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 360 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin FL 34698, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Orange Belt Railway Station (approx. half a mile away); The American's Creed / In Grateful Remembrance (approx. half a mile away); Votes For Women (approx. half a mile away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunedin's African-American Community (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Willis Stanley Blatchley (approx. one mile away); Dr. Willis S. Blatchley House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunedin.
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